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Not the best bird pictures but was quite surprised to see a pair of Mandarins and also a pair of Gooseander's (only got the male) on the river Bollin. Full zoom on my compact, also a Robin that wouldn't play ball and the back of a Buzzard. Winter watch near Manchester Airport 🙂

Well done Steve and good to finally meet you last night. Hope to catch up again along the way 👍

Luckily I've seen a few but always hope to see one when I go out especially October-March. Such a great feeling

Right place and all that 🙂 Was hoping it to be all clear, then wishing for an inversion but I suppose a spectre or four will have to do 🙂

Happy new year to you all. Some great photo's already. Love the pointing finger of the Starling Murmuration , brilliant Steve I had a wander over Helvellyn and a few more fells on New Years Day, and what a day. More like spring than winter 🙂 1st one is a Brocken Spectre on Striding Edge, the 2nd is looking back on a clear Striding Edge with a distant Ullswater in the background and the 3rd is looking over to the Western Fell ranges from my lunch spot on Dollywagon Pike 🙂

Brilliant and shared

27th December, and a Final visit to the mountains of the UK for this year and it was more like Autumn on Snowdon than mid winter. The same time last year was -18 wind chill and a blizzard while this year was a barmy +2 and no wind!! First picture was on the ascent looking back to a cloud covered Beddgelert Forest and the slopes of Y Garn. The second is looking over to the coast of Anglesey on the descent path

"Forgot about this picture of Thomas on the infamous Crib Goch ridge earlier this year Steve" Steve, great photo of the Crib. One from the Crib a couple of years back with an inversion building. One great day that was 🙂

Edwin Starr, Brenda of the Exciters, a member of the Four Tops who I can't recognize the writing. I do remember the Four Tops being chauffeured in and out quite quickly while the artists mingled with the crowd. Chuck Jackson was also signing his LP that came out on the kent label at the time.

Other artists on the weekend. Chuck Jackson, JJ Barnes, Gene Chandler, Eddie Holman, HB Barnum

I think it might be. It was a small tape in a big camera, had it on me shoulder and got told by the bouncers I couldn't film anything! I know its in the loft somewhere. There is a shop local to me that transfers stuff so may dig it out and see if its worth doing.

Thanks Steve. Done most routes on Snowdon, Crib Goch being my favourite, Llanberis being my least😀 Hopefully be up there next week and on New Years Day. The joys of being nearly at the end of the 50's 👍

I remember going to a couple of these. I managed to get a short video of Frankie Gaye and Kim Weston dueting but cant seem to transfer it on to todays media. Also have a couple of tapes off the onsite radio. I'll have to transfer them on to mixcloud. Also managed to get the programme signed by all the acts.......

Back on topic 😉 Three from an epic walk over the Glyderau, Snowdonia on Friday. A good crisp sunny winters day The first one looking across to Tryfan from the summit plateau of Glyder Fach The second one is looking down the Nant Francon towards Bangor and Angelsey. The lake is Llyn Bochlwyd, aka, Lake Australia, due to its resemblance to Australia The third one is a hazy shot of my route around Castell y Gwynt (castle of the winds) and onto the moonscape plateau of Glyder Fawr in the distance. The snowdon massif taking centre stage

Keeping with the Cornwall theme of late, a couple of phone photo's from this weekend in Cornwall. The sunrise this morning from our base just outside Looe and one of Pelperro harbour on Saturday.

A couple from today at Dunham Park

Just had a break in a cosy cottage in Patterdale, Lake District. Sun rays on Ullswater, the path around Ullswater, leading to Aria Force and two of the view towards the Helvellyn range from the cottage showing the flooded fields and then two days later, the unflooded fields with the morning sun just hitting the fell tops.

Had a wander round Dunham Park this afternoon enjoying the warm and colourful conditions

Had a bit of a local wander down by the River Bollin and round the back of Manchester Airport yesterday. Phone photo's don't really do the coulour's much justice

Cricket, Toad & Swan @ Corfu

Just had a week in Corfu. warm and sunny. A couple of sunsets, beach and the evening sun on Cape Drástis 🙂

Congratulations @martyn pitt & @Johnny Jones for these wonderful photos. Well done, both! Great photo's, well done 👍

A couple from a camping trip to Barmouth at the weekend. Cregennan Lake and looking down on Barmouth and the Mawddach Estuary from near the Arthog Waterfalls, both on the Saturday. Got washed out on Sunday 🙂

Blimey, wouldn't fancy lugging that up a mountain, but some do. No wonder your bird pics are ace, like others on here 🙂

A couple more from Austria The local swans checking it's all clear to come ashore for a good pruning 🙂